# Japan CPI: Food (2025=100)

Japan CPI: Food (2025=100) was up 2.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 103.6 (index 2025=100).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.4% (Feb 2019) to 8.9% (Sep 2023), averaging 3.1%.

- Source agency: Statistics Bureau of Japan (e-Stat)
- Makrognosis code: `JP.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-FOOD`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index 2025=100
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/japan/cpi-food-2025-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 103.6 | 2.8 |
| August 2026 | 103.8 | 3.2 |
| July 2026 | 103.1 | 3.5 |
| June 2026 | 102.4 | 3.2 |
| May 2026 | 102.4 | 3.4 |
| April 2026 | 102.0 | 3.2 |
| March 2026 | 102.2 | 3.4 |
| February 2026 | 102.3 | 3.6 |
| January 2026 | 102.6 | 2.6 |
| December 2025 | 102.0 | 4.7 |
| November 2025 | 101.9 | 5.7 |
| October 2025 | 101.5 | 6.1 |
| September 2025 | 100.8 | 6.6 |
| August 2025 | 100.6 | 7.6 |
| July 2025 | 99.60 | 7.7 |
| June 2025 | 99.20 | 7.4 |
| May 2025 | 99.00 | 6.7 |
| April 2025 | 98.80 | 6.8 |
| March 2025 | 98.80 | 7.4 |
| February 2025 | 98.70 | 7.8 |
| January 2025 | 100.0 | 6.8 |
| December 2024 | 97.40 | 6.3 |
| November 2024 | 96.40 | 4.9 |
| October 2024 | 95.70 | 3.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-FOOD"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-FOOD",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```